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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Upper extremity weakness ... anesthesia. leg weakness ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
Dropped Foot Gait ... common fibular nerve ... in peripheral motor ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Neuromuscular Weakness ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... injury, Sarcoid ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
• Cauda Equina Syndrome ... drop and sensory ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Wrist drop - Occurs ... spared in this injury ... anesthesia and deltoid weakness ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #arm #physicalexam
Oppositional Grasp Weakness in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dysfunction of the six- Opposition weakness-in carpal tunnel syndrome with
& Ulnar nerve ( ... #clinical #video ... #physicaleaxm # ... neurology #orthopedics ... #msk #CTS
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
Brown—Séquard syndrome ... with ipsilateral weakness ... modalities, including motor ... Individual sensory root ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... : • Sensory, motor ... brain and/or optic nerve ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Common peroneal nerve ... Dorsiflexion of foot ... #msk #clinical